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Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics

Phase and Amplitude Imaging with Undetected Photons via Four-wave Mixing in Silicon Core Fibers

Meng Huang, Dong Ho Wu, Haonan Ren, Li Shen, Thomas Wade Hawkins, John M. Ballato, Ursula J. Gibson, John E. Sipe, Radan Slavı́k, Marco Liscidini, Anna C. Peacock

Published Jan 1, 2022• 1 citation
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Abstract

Undetected photon imaging based on four-wave mixing is demonstrated in silicon core fibers. Both amplitude and phase images are presented for a low-power telecom pump, with the potential for imaging at longer wavelengths discussed.
DOI
10.1364/cleo_si.2022.sm3o.8

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